I was woken this morning by a call from a number I didn’t recognize. It turned out to be two Dutch entrepreneurs. They had driven all night from Amsterdam and were ready to take delivery of the 1080 pokens they had ordered. As I live just around the corner from the office, it falls onContinue reading “Sunny Saturday”
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Tolkien and Workouts
I finished The Silmarillion last week and have moved on to The Hobbit. I really love the simple, fantastic Hobbit narrative. It was the hook that bought me into the rest of Tolkien‘s works (Thanks again, Lee and Sam!), which I have read and reread many times over. In many ways this is similar toContinue reading “Tolkien and Workouts”
First Week In New Apartment
Sorry for my absence but last week kept me very busy! On top of many long hours at the office (due to our release of a new website look and feel), I also moved into my new apartment and have been dealing with all of the time sucks that come with that. Friday night IContinue reading “First Week In New Apartment”
Return to the IMD Bubble
Today I had lunch back at IMD. Despite the fact that I was a student there are recently as two months ago, it seems very, very far removed. On campus I now feel like one of the myriad visitors that shuffles through each day. Oh well, at least there are still many smiling faces IContinue reading “Return to the IMD Bubble”
Chance Encounters at the Gym
During my first week at my gym here in Lausanne I ran into an IMD staff member. Tonight I bumped into not only one of my professors from last year but a member of the Class of 2009 as well. Two pleasant surprises to distract me from my cardio and The Silmarillion audio book! 🙂Continue reading “Chance Encounters at the Gym”
GNR Rocks!
What a week it has been: 12-hour days, no recovery from jet lag (I arrived Monday AM on the red-eye from Houston.), a dev team that seems to be gelling/productive, lots of new orders coming in (We hit 30,000 website hits/month today.), trying to master the present while also planning out the future (a quicklyContinue reading “GNR Rocks!”
The Circle Continues
Today I had coffee with four students from IMD’s class of 2009. They begin orientation on MONDAY!!!! I can’t believe that it’s starting all over again already! Part of me wants to do it again–especially since the program will be different under the new program director (who came to us from UVA–Wahoo!)–but most of meContinue reading “The Circle Continues”
Real World, Real Learning
I authored today’s IMD MBA Diary and, although the content may be familiar to my readers, I’m reposting here for you: Today marked the end of my first week of work back in the real world. That’s right, exactly one week after spending the day learning about the importance of taking our time to sayContinue reading “Real World, Real Learning”
In Transition
Last night was wonderful. On a whim, Asier (Basque) organized a get-together for those of us still in town at a local brew-pub. We stayed for hours and hours laughing, hugging, and goodbying. I should have done more of this during the year but, as they say, better late than never. I believe I amContinue reading “In Transition”
And I’m Off!
No time to rest, no time to reflect, today was my first day on the job. It was hectic, unstructured, and wonderfully exciting–everything life at a startup should be. I’ve been through all of this before yet I feel somehow . . . “displaced.” The same stuff is happening that used to happen at R7Continue reading “And I’m Off!”